Red Arrow International: BBC Daytime commissions Quiz Show “Decimate”

Munich, June 17, 2014. BBC Daytime has secured the rights to Red Arrow International's "Decimate". Actor, singer and comedian Shane Richie will host the brand new quiz show which is due to air Fall 2014. "Decimate" is created and produced by Red Arrow company CPL Productions. "Decimate" sees a team of three contestants fighting to maintain a £20,000 Wall of Cash over four rounds. With every wrong answer their total is 'Decimated' - reduced by 10 percent. The question is: how much will they still have at the end of the show? Controller BBC Daytime, Damian Kavanagh said: "We are excited to have commissioned this brand new series.  It has huge play along and a great team dynamic that we know our audience have come to love and enjoy and with Shane hosting, it is a great addition to our daytime quiz line up." Danielle Lux, CPL Managing Director said: "We're thrilled to be working with the BBC on a brand new quiz show format. BBC Daytime is in rude health and we're delighted that 'Decimate' is to be part of such a vibrant schedule." Henrik Pabst, Managing Director, Global Format and Factual Distribution at Red Arrow International says "CPL has created the perfect quiz show. 'Decimate' guarantees nail-biting tension, further increased by the great studio design. I am thrilled that it now goes to the BBC, where it will fit in perfectly." "Decimate" was commissioned by BBC Daytime Controller Damian Kavanagh and Commissioning Editor Pam Cavannagh. The format was created by Hugh Rycroft and will be executive produced by Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Lynn Sutcliffe and Hugh Rycroft. Jane O'Brien will be the series producer. The show will be recorded at XX studios in front of a live studio audience throughout August. About "Decimate"
A team of three players must answer questions in order to preserve as much of the £20,000 prize money as possible. Each time a player answers the question incorrectly, the prize money is "decimated". The cash left in the wall, after all three team members have played, will be what they go on to play for in the final round. CPL Productions
CPL Productions is an independent television and radio production company run by Danielle Lux (formerly Controller of Entertainment both at BBC and C4), Murray Boland (formerly Controller of E4 and MTV UK), Heather Hampson and Janet Oakes. Formerly Celador Productions, CPL produces a range of popular entertainment, comedy and factual entertainment formats from "A League Of Their Own" for Sky 1 HD and "All Star Mr & Mrs" and "Off Their Rockers" for ITV1 while also owning a rich back catalogue of formats. CPL also has a thriving radio division regularly creating and producing comedy, entertainment and drama, for Radio 2 and 4. Red Arrow International
Red Arrow International is a leading worldwide programming sales-house with a broad selection of scripted, factual and format titles from Red Arrow's global portfolio of production companies, outstanding third-party creators and digital-content partners. In addition, Red Arrow International is a prolific co-producer and provides substantial production financing to a wide array of highly-acclaimed scripted and non-scripted projects. Recent global highlights include: "Bosch" (Amazon), "Lilyhammer" (Netflix); "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (NBC), and "The Taste" (ABC). With offices in Munich, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, the company has global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories around the world. Led by co-MDs Irina Ignatiew and Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow International is part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also includes: 15 production companies across 9 countries; Los Angeles based MCN, Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships and joint ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and One Three Media (Mark Burnett / Hearst). Red Arrow Entertainment Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of Europe's leading media groups. Contact: ProSiebenSat.1 Group
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